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Limited Transmission of Kaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus in Cultured Cells
1 Jun 1998
Abstract excerpt
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) (also called human herpesvirus 8) is a novel gammaherpesvirus strongly implicated in the pathogenesis of Kaposi's sarcoma. Although virions can be produced in high yield from latently infected B-cell lines treated with phorbol esters, little is known about the infectivity of such virus, and efficient serial propagation of KSHV has been problematic. Here we report on...
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